Green Book

 I LOVED this movie. This is such a nice movie to watch as a person of color, I heavily related to Don Shirley, not knowing where you belong is really taxing on your emotional wellbeing. To be faced with the stereotypes you never quite can achieve--- your never black enough, never white enough, never enough of a woman, never enough of a man. Green Book perfectly exemplifies never quite having a place you belong, and to stand up for yourself, to create your own path. 

Green Book follows the story of a famous pianist, Dr. Don Shirley. Shirley strives to change peoples hearts about black people, and embarks on a concert tour of the deep South in the 60s. He hires misfit working class family man, Tony Lip, as his personal driver for the tour. Their friendship faces trial and error, as they make their way through the south.

I loved Shirely's quote when he says, "...so I'm sorry if I'm not white enough, black enough, or enough of a man for you!" Green Books description of POC who don't necessarily live up to the stereotype amazingly well. The story does a lot of the heavy lifting of the movie, but this is not to say that the cinematography is not stunning. The shots the director take is very personal, almost like hes begging you to pause it and study the scene. The scene where they both get out the car and Shirley stares at the black labor workers in the field is really powerful because there is just a stagnant shot of the workers just starring at him stock-still. In all of the scenes, the director shows a contrast between black and whites.

I rate this move a 8.9/10!!